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We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Emily and I have so much to be thankful for including all of the amazing folks, like you, who take the time to read our blog!
Now that turkey time is over, it’s shopping time!
And today you can shop for FREE! That’s because it’s AMEX Small Business Saturday. So gather up your AMEX cards, get out there, and do some free shopping!
To participate, register your qualifying AMEX cards and shop at a small business located on the AMEX neighborhood map.
How Do You Get the Credit?
Link: Register for AMEX Small Business Saturday
You will earn three $10 statement credit for each AMEX card you register, when you make 3 purchases of $10 or more at a small business.
Which Cards Can You Use?
You can use almost any AMEX branded credit card to get the statement credits. This includes cards with the AMEX logo that are issued by another bank like the Wells Fargo Propel World American Express® Card.
You can also get the credit with AMEX authorized user cards, AMEX Bluebird, and AMEX Serve prepaid debit cards.
AMEX Cards that do NOT qualify include:
- AMEX corporate cards
- AMEX gift cards
What Counts as a Small Business?
Link: AMEX Shop Small Map
Small businesses must sign-up to participate in AMEX Small Business Saturday. To find out if a local business is registered, check the AMEX shop small map.
Bottom Line
It’s American Express Small Business Saturday!
Today you will earn a $10 statement credit when you spend $10 or more at a participating small business. And you can do this up to 3X on each AMEX card you register!
This is free money and a fantastic way to start your holiday shopping!
I got $630 cashback (63 x $10-$15 transactions!!) on my Amex business card as each of the individual / employee cards also qualify!!! I just ran out of time!!! I was literally checking out till 11:59 PM on that Saturday…LOL. waiting for next year now.
@Kent C, I am on the west coast and received confirmation emails to purchases I made after 9:00pm.
@Miles, I disagree. Sometimes the emails do not occur due to co-branded cards. Just speaking from experience.
@Rachel – Can you please clarify what you mean by ” the merchant is not obliged to sell you” Do you mean a merchant is not obliged to sell any goods to any customer ? If so, why do you think so. I just want to get the hang of rules and regulations. Thanks.
I bought 7 $10 gift cards at a Houston market. I have the spg amex, platinum card, serve, delta gold and wells Fargo propel amex. I got 30 bucks for each. The hardest part was the strategy to maximize the credits. Cant wait till next time! @ryanprillman